Category: Africa
Attack on Uganda School Kills 2 Dozen People
New York Times The authorities say the attack, one of the deadliest to hit the landlocked nation in years, was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces, an extremist group operating in neighboring Congo. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/world/africa/uganda-school-attack.html
Read MoreHe Ran Sudan’s Iconic Acropole Hotel. Then He Had to Flee Khartoum.
New York Times Thanasis Pagoulatos led the family business, Khartoum’s oldest inn, through decades of tumult. Sudan’s latest breakdown proved too much. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/world/africa/sudan-war-khartoum-acropole-hotel.html
Read MoreIn Darfur, Sudan, Brutal Killing of Governor Heralds New Round of Violence
New York Times The United Nations blamed Sudanese paramilitaries for the death of the governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abdullah Abakar. Sudan’s war has destabilized a fragile western region devastated by genocide in the early 2000s. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/world/africa/sudan-darfur-governor-killing.html
Read MoreKenyan Cult Survivors, Still Refusing to Eat, Face Suicide Charges
New York Times Dozens of members rescued from a church whose pastor is accused of telling followers to starve themselves appeared in court. A judge sent them to rehab rather than jail to await another hearing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/world/africa/kenya-cult-survivors-suicide-charges.html
Read MoreNigerian Wedding Boat Ride Ends in Tragedy, With at Least 103 Dead
New York Times The boat capsized on the Niger River at night, when many passengers were returning from a wedding party. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/world/africa/nigeria-wedding-boat-capsize.html
Read MoreU.S. Lawmakers Ask White House to Punish South Africa for Supporting Russia
New York Times South Africa is accused of helping supply Russia with weapons for the Ukraine war, a charge that South Africa denies. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/africa/south-africa-russia-us-lawmakers.html
Read MoreMilitia in Congo Kills Dozens at Camp for Internally Displaced
New York Times The attack was attributed to a group that the United Nations says has killed hundreds of civilians in the region and forced thousands to flee. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/africa/congo-militia-attack.html
Read More‘The State Killed My Brother’: Senegal in Uproar After Deadly Protests
New York Times After several protesters were killed by live ammunition this month in Senegal, many in the usually stable West African nation wonder what comes next. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/africa/senegal-protests.html
Read MoreChildren Killed in Somalia Mortar Shell Explosion
New York Times A previously unexploded mortar shell went off as children were playing around it in a city in southern Somalia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/world/africa/somalia-mortar-blast-kills-27.html
Read MoreU.S. Suspends Food Aid for Ethiopia, Citing Widespread Theft
New York Times American officials say they uncovered a countrywide scheme to divert food aid to “military units,” in a country where 20 million people rely on donated relief. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/world/africa/ethiopia-us-food-aid.html
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